Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung

Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung
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Also known as	Oh Su-jung vs. Karl
Genre	Romantic, Comedy
Written by	Park Hye-ryun Park Ji-eun
Directed by	Park Hyung-ki Jin Hyuk Kwon Hyuk-chan
Starring	Uhm Jung-hwa Oh Ji-ho Kang Sung-jin Park Da-an
Country of origin	South Korea
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Lee Ju-young Kim Hyun-suk
Producer	Shin In-soo
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production companies	SEGO Entertainment DRM Media
Original release
Network	Seoul Broadcasting System
Release	July 28 (2007-07-28) – September 16, 2007 (2007-09-16)

Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung (Korean: 칼잡이 오수정; RR: Kal Jabi O Sujeong) is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy television series starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Oh Ji-ho. It aired on SBS from July 28 to September 16, 2007 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 16 episodes.

The series is based on the real-life love story of Lee Ju-young, the CEO of the drama's production company who reunited with her current husband ten years after breaking up with him. Moreover, Go Man-soo is the actual name of Lee's pro-golfer husband who incidentally instructed Oh Ji-ho on his golf swings in preparation for the role.^[1][2]

Throughout her school days, Oh Soo-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa) was the girl every boy wanted to date, and every girl wanted to be. But having watched her poor family disintegrate after her mother abandoned her incompetent father, Soo-jung naturally becomes cynical and demanding when it comes to picking her choice of man. She dates Go Man-soo (Oh Ji-ho), an Ivy League law student, despite the lack of physical attraction (he is overweight and nerdy). But the moment she finds out that he has failed his bar exam, poor Man-soo gets dumped. Eight years later, the tables are turned. Soo-jung, now in her thirties, is no longer in demand. The former "it girl" has since fallen from grace. She manages a jewelry store owned by a less attractive schoolmate who married a lawyer, and now barks at Soo-jung every chance she gets.

Man-soo returns from the States a changed man; he has transformed into famous, rich, hunky pro-golfer Karl Go. He hires Jung Woo-tak (Kang Sung-jin) to play a wealthy bachelor, and once Soo-jung falls in love with him, he's to jilt her at the altar in the same way she jilted Man-soo. Meanwhile, Karl pretends to be the debt-ridden boyfriend of Soo-jung's boarder, Yook Dae-soon (Park Da-an). But his revenge plans go awry when he and Soo-jung fall in love with each other again. On her wedding day to Woo-tak, Soo-jung runs away and chooses Karl despite believing he's poor. Bitter that Karl chose a girdle-clad "old maid" over her, Dae-soon not only steals her creative ideas for jewelry design, but reveals to Soo-jung that Karl has been making a fool of her all this time. In the end, Soo-jung triumphs over Dae-soon professionally, then proposes to Karl, and they finally get married.

• Oh Ji-ho as Go Man-soo / Karl Go
• Uhm Jung-hwa as Oh Soo-jung
• Kang Sung-jin as Jung Woo-tak
• Park Da-an as Yook Dae-soon

• Ahn Sun-young as Lee Young-ae, Soo-jung's friend
• Yoo Hye-jung as Kim Pil-sook, Soo-jung's friend
• Sung Dong-il as Jung Seung-gyu, Karl's manager/friend
• Ahn Yong-joon as Choi Soo-hyuk, Soo-jung's younger brother
• Kim Kap-soo as Oh Byung-jik, Soo-jung's father
• Yu Ji-in as Shim Wol-do, Soo-jung's mother
• Kim Dong-kyun as Yoon Dong-kwan, Young-ae's husband
• Jeong Min-jin as Daniel
• Seo Hee-seung as Man-soo's father
• Han Bok-hee as Man-soo's mother

1. 성공시대 - Sun
2. Man To Man (Inst.)
3. I Love Diamond (Inst.)
4. Love Line (Inst.)
5. Sentimental (Inst.)
6. Grey Shoes (Inst.)
7. Gloomy Day (Inst.)
8. Choice Of Love (Inst.)
9. Warning! (Inst.)
10. Putting On Make-Up (Inst.)
11. Regret (Inst.)
12. Step By Step (Inst.)
13. Lovely Woman (Inst.)
14. Sad Movies (Inst.)
15. Wanted! (Inst.)
16. Yellow Card (Inst.)
17. Show Me The Way (Inst.)

• It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 from October 13, 2008, under the title Sự trả thù ngọt ngào.

• List of South Korean dramas

• Official website (in Korean)
• Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung at HanCinema